Crinoid Squat Lobster...anyone have one?

[Reefpuck]

Anyone have any experience with these? My buddy just got one of LiveAquaria but I swear I've never seen one in the thousands of threads I've scanned through over the years. Care level states "easy".

https://m.liveaquaria.com/product/2913/?pcatid=2913

Pic from my buddy's tank:

 

[norfolkgarden]

Pretty cool but very cryptic.

If you have a decent amount of live rock in your tank there's a good chance you won't see it very often.

Or fish that would eat it.

 

[Kamden Uelton]

I have baby ones that live in my crinoid, Used to have an adult one but it randomly died... Good thing is now I have like 30 smaller ones in my Crinoids Lovely and interesting little things.

 

[Reefpuck]

I have baby ones that live in my crinoid, Used to have an adult one but it randomly died... Good thing is now I have like 30 smaller ones in my Crinoids Lovely and interesting little things.

That's awesome. Any chance you have a pic of them?

 

[Kamden Uelton]

Very very small things, they don't seem to grow fast as well... I will try and get a picture for you tomorrow if I see any of them, They like to hide underneath the Crinoid and when the Crinoid is satisfying its hunger they cannot be seen.

 

[ThunderGoose]

I've tried them but never had them survive. I've talked to a lot of other people who have had the same result. I certainly wouldn't call them easy!

 

[Kamden Uelton]

@ThunderGoose really? wow, all I do is give mine an occasional chunk of squid and he does fine... Maybe they need the Crinoid to survive?

 

[ThunderGoose]

That what I thought. Maybe they get something from the crinoid or maybe it's stressful for them to live without one.